Mathews v. Garman
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Muskegon; Russell, J. Case by Charlotte D. Mathews against Samuel Garman and Christen Sinkback, saloonists, and the sureties on their bond, under the civil-damage act. Erom a judgment for the sureties on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is an action brought against the principals and sureties on a bond given under the liquor statute. In the spring of 1894 the defendants Garman and Sinkback formed a copartnership for the purpose of carrying on the saloon business in the city of *560Muskegon. The bond in question was made out in due form, with the other defendants as sureties, and filed with the county treasurer on May 4, 1894, and the tax was duly paid. It appears by the record that, on or about the 4th of June of the same year, the defendant Sinkback sold out his interest in the business to one Grossman, and, from that time…
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